Growing up, my parents had a fireplace built into a brick wall with a mantle but the only time my mom ever decorated it was at Christmas. The rest of the year it sat filled with her "fancy" pieces that couldn't be anywhere else because of my younger brother & sister. I never would've touched that stuff...I knew better. They, on the other hand could NOT be trusted (wink, wink).
The houses I lived in in Florida didn't have fireplaces, just not too common and since moving back I've only been lucky enough to have one, but the ex inherited that lease. So...one day, I will have a mantle of my own. I see the mantle as a great area for displays and it would be so much fun to be able to change it out with the seasons. There are thousands of pins on Pinterest so if you ever run short of imagination, check that out!
In the meantime, I've got a little shelf. I call it my mantle, even if it is only 18 inches long and hangs over my desk. Here's what I did for Christmas...
I love my little canvas painting from my friend Michelle at Studio 7 Canvas Creations. You should check her out!
And today I just finished up a simple but cute "XO" for Valentine's Day and added it to a small piece of wood I had painted, distressed & embellished a few years ago. Here's my "mantle" today...
I didn't realize until getting this pic ready that the dot over the "i" is missing so I'll have to fix that but anytime there's pink, rosettes & buttons, you just can't go wrong!
Do you have a mantle or an area in your home that always gets the holiday treatment? I love changing things up...it keeps the heathens on their toes!
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